Recruitment and Retention in the Post-16 Learning and Skills Sector

9 GOVERNMENT STRATEGY9.1 Research topics also covered staff views and awareness of governmentstrategy in the form of Success for All. Results relate to generalawareness of the policy and more specific strands, such as, introducingminimum qualifications.Awareness of Success for All9.2 When asked how much they knew about Success for All, over two thirdsof teachers/trainers (63%) indicated that they knew a little or more(Table 9.1). Just under a third (32%) said they knew a ‘great deal’ or a‘fair amount’.9.3 Just under a fifth of staff (19%) said they had heard of the strategy butknew nothing about it and 18% of respondents said they had not heardof the strategy.Table 9.1: How much do you know about the Government’s strategy‘Success for All’?%A great deal 8A fair amount 24A little 31Heard of but know nothing about 19Never heard of it 18Don’t know *Base: All 5492 respondentsSource: YCL/MORI quantitative survey of teaching/training staff, 20059.4 Managers were much more likely to know a great deal (14%) or a fairamount (35%) than all other staff. Those who had worked for theirorganisation longer were also more likely to have higher awareness –this is probably linked to seniority with those having served longer whoare more likely to be managers and senior lecturers who are involved inplanning and strategy. In terms of subject, those working in basic skillswere most likely to be aware of Success for All.Impact of Success for All9.5 Respondents who had some awareness of the Success for All strategywere asked to indicate whether they agreed it had a positive effect onthe learning and skills sector (Table 9.2). 53% of respondents agreedthat the strategy has had a positive effect, 18% disagreed and 20%neither agreed nor disagreed.81